Christmas Eve

For Christmas this year, Erik, Cairo, and I spent it with his family. Every Christmas Eve, the family treks to Grandma Dedini's house in Ferndale for dinner and presents. It was nice seeing everyone, especially all those who we hadn't seen since last Christmas Eve (before the baby news was out).

Prior to dinner, Cairo got to spend some quality time with her cousin Mei. Boy can Mei move! Mei crawls all over the place, climbs over things, and loves to take things apart. Mei will wave goodbye, clap her hands, point, and, to say hi, she presses her forehead against yours. Cairo has some catching up to do! While they are the same size now (except for Cairo's head, which is large... for her big brains), one can definitely see the five week difference in their development. While I am impatient to see Cairo start crawling around (she is 100% not interested in crawling, scooting, or doing anything other than chewing on her books and talking), I have been reminded that when Cairo does start moving around I will not have a moments rest trying to keep up with her and keep things away from her. So, I am going to enjoy her non-mobility and know that in time it will come. Maybe over the remaining week and a half Mei can show Cairo a thing or two.




After a yummy dinner, Nick put on the Santa hat and delivered the presents. Overall, Cairo seemed to enjoy the sound of the wrapping paper and the taste of it even more, though she was nearing her limit of stimulation and new people (aka was getting cranky). In the end, Grandma Jill helped her unwrap a few presents. Cairo got a few presents that were bigger than she was. One was a really cool drum and percussion set that Cairo will enjoy making lots of noise with. Mei got a matching set. Now, the two of them can get together and rock out.




Her favorite present was a crinkly "newspaper" from Japan that Nick, Kyoko, and Mei gave her. It has a fabric outside and cellophane-like inside. Well, Cairo attacked it with a vengeance and still does everytime she gets her hands on it.